Peter Maxwell Davies
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- Born
- 1934
- Died
- 2016-03-14
- Works
- 110
Top works
- Peter Maxwell Davies
- Lullay, my child, and weep no more
- Peter Maxwell Davies
- Blake Dreaming 'Goodison Quartet No. 5'
- Trumpet concerto, Symphony no. 4 (11812)
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Sound · Salford, Manchester, England, UK
Sir Peter Maxwell Davies was a British composer and conductor, who in 2004 was made Master of the Queen's Music.
Known for
- In Confidence2010
- Boulez at 80 — Self - interviewed guest2005
- The Culture Show — Self2004
- Hell on Earth: The Desecration & Resurrection of The Devils — Self2002
- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: The First 50 Years — self1997
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Sir Peter Maxwell Davies CH CBE (born 8 September 1934; died 14 March 2016) was an English composer and conductor. In 2004 he was made Master of the Queen's Music. His surname is "Davies", and "Maxwell" is his middle name. To his friends, Davies is known as "Max". Davies was born in Salford, England. He took piano lessons and composed from an early age. After education at Leigh Grammar School, he studied at the University of Manchester and at the Royal Manchester College of Music (amalgamated i
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Cutoff criteria for fit indexes in covariance structure analysis: Conventional criteria versus new alternatives
· 1999 · cited 84,576x
- A new method of classifying prognostic comorbidity in longitudinal studies: Development and validation
· 1987 · cited 42,104x
- QIIME allows analysis of high-throughput community sequencing data
· 2010 · cited 30,698x
- RoB 2: a revised tool for assessing risk of bias in randomised trials
· 2019 · cited 23,483x
- <i>PHENIX</i>: a comprehensive Python-based system for macromolecular structure solution
· 2010 · cited 23,272x
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Key dates
- Born
- 8 September 1934
- Died
- 14 March 2016
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Davies
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Manchester
- Place of death
- Sanday
- Occupation
- librettist
- Position held
- Master of the King's Music
- Educated at
- Princeton University
- Employer
- Royal Academy of Music
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1934 births2016 deaths20th-century English classical composers20th-century English conductors (music)20th-century English LGBTQ people20th-century English male composers21st-century English classical composers21st-century English conductors (music)21st-century English LGBTQ people21st-century English male composersAcademics of the Royal Academy of Music